Its construction is simple. Four boards, each about six feet long, are nailed
together in the form of a square, with the ends of the boards protruding, like
the figure drawn upon a school-boy's slate for the game of "Tit, tat,
toe."
Fig. 253
The Chump's Raft.
All nail-points must be knocked off and the heads hammered home, to prevent
serious scratches and wounds on the bather's body when he clambers over the raft
or slips off in an attempt to do so.
Beginners get in the middle hole, and there, with a support within reach all
around them, they can venture with a comparative safety in deep water.
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